Thousands Still Without Power After CNY Windstorms

The wind storms that rocked Central New York caused tens of thousands of people to lose power early Thursday morning.

As of 4:45 a.m. there were still just under 50,000 people impacted by outages. National Grid reports on their website that 1,337 Herkimer County customers were still without power. In Oneida County 1,302 customers were still powerless.

The following towns and villages still have residents in the dark. The following is a list of number break downs and estimated times that power will return.

Oneida CountyTown of Annsville (65) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Ava (31) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Florence (58) - Today at 12:15 p.m.
Town of Floyd (233) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Forestport (69) - Today at 9:00 p.m.
Town of Marcy (12) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of New Hartford (160) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Remsen (43) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
City of Rome (Inside and Outside 86) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Steuben (17) - Today at 3:00 p.m.
Town of Trenton (116) - Today at 9:00 p.m.
City of Utica (84) - Today at 3:00 p.m.

National Grid also offers text alerts on the latest efforts to restore power.

To receive free text message alerts and updates, text the word STORM to NGRID (64743). E-mail alerts are available to customers who create an online profile on the company’s website. All alert services can be started and stopped at the customer’s request.

*Keep your cell phone charged and make sure you know where your backup power supply is.
*Make sure all your flashlights have fresh batteries.
*Fill your gas tank. You can use your car to keep warm and recharge devices.
*Have some food available that you don’t need to cook.
* Download the stationu App. You’ll receive local alerts, weather reports and more with push notification.